Custom Installation > Application Server Role Configuration Parent topic

The application server role supports the SecureCloud Central Management Console.

Procedure

  1. Supply the necessary information for the Website Configuration screen—for Central Management Console (CMC) settings.
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    • Host header—if empty, setup uses the computer name.
    • IP address—specify the listening IP address and connection port.
    • Use HTTPS—to secure traffic between the Management Server, Web service, and console connection, SecureCloud requires an HTTPS connection.
    Provide the SSL certificate file path and passphrase.
  2. Supply the necessary information for Web Service Configuration—for web service settings.
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  3. Type a Windows account (local or domain user) to run SecureCloud services. If you created new user, the information you specify here is for that user.
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  4. Complete the Database Configuration screen.
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    • Database name—SecureCloud database name
    • SQL Server name—the target SQL server instance where setup creates the SecureCloud database
    • Failover Partner—the mirror database
    • SQL Server user name and password—type a user with sufficient privileges to create database and SQL user
    • Use Windows Authentication...—Setup access the SQL server using the supplied Windows account. Ensure that this Windows account has enough privileges to access the SecureCloud database.
      Note
      Note
      Selecting Windows authentication during custom installation of database server role will use the service account you configured to access the database during installation and while SecureCloud runs. If you plan to do so, make sure that you have specified this account in Authentication setting during database server role configuration.
    • Database encryption backup key
      Supply the location and filename of the backup key, along with its passphrase.
      • Initialize key encryption for DB and backup key to file—for fresh install
      • Use an existing key encryption for DB from file—for installing a second SecureCloud server component while there is already an existing database
    Note
    Note
    Only SQL authentication is allowed to set the database configuration for application server role.
  5. Specify the Reporting Services URL.
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    • Report Server Web Service URL—type/copy the URL. Check your Reporting Manager URL here.
      Setup displays the following screen when connectivity is verified:
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    • Report template folder—specify a name to store the report templates. If empty, setup uses the default value (/Home).
    • Archive path—default is C:\inetpub\SecureCloud Management Server\archive\Reports. Setup cannot accept network path. However, UNC path is valid.
  6. Specify the account information that will be used to access the SecureCloud Central Management and Key Management Server Web consoles.
    Type the information needed to logon to the console.
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    Email address and password—credentials used to log on to the console.
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